AS Roma vs Hellas Verona, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie ADe Rossi enjoys winning start at Roma as El Shaarawy shines
Stephan El Shaarawy orchestrated both goals for AS Roma as they earned a 2-1 home win over Hellas Verona on Saturday in Serie A, securing newly appointed manager Daniele De Rossi a perfect start.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 6': Delay in match because of an injury Lorenzo Montipò (Verona).
- 7': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rick Karsdorp.
- 8': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
- 8': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 9': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 9': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 11': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
- 11': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 11': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
- 11': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 14': Foul by Edoardo Bove (Roma).
- 14': Suat Serdar (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Attempt saved. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Milan Djuric with a headed pass.
- 18': Offside, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
- 19': Goal! Roma 1, Verona 0. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 21': Foul by Milan Djuric (Verona).
- 21': Leandro Paredes (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Roma).
- 23': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Goal! Roma 2, Verona 0. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the top left corner. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 27': Delay in match because of an injury Leonardo Spinazzola (Roma).
- 28': Substitution, Roma. Rasmus Kristensen replaces Leonardo Spinazzola because of an injury.
- 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 29': Foul by Michael Folorunsho (Verona).
- 29': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 30': Attempt missed. Dean Huijsen (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is close, but misses to the right following a set piece situation.
- 31': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
- 31': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 34': Offside, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
- 35': Foul by Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma).
- 35': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 39': Offside, Roma. Romelu Lukaku is caught offside.
- 41': Foul by Leandro Paredes (Roma).
- 41': Milan Djuric (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 41': Leandro Paredes (Roma) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Suat Serdar (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Riccardo Saponara.
- 43': Attempt blocked. Suat Serdar (Verona) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 43': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Lorenzo Pellegrini.
- 45'+2': Offside, Roma. Stephan El Shaarawy is caught offside.
- 45'+3': First Half ends, Roma 2, Verona 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Roma 2, Verona 0.
- 45': Substitution, Verona. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Jordi Mboula.
- 47': Foul by Jackson Tchatchoua (Verona).
- 47': Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 52': Foul by Michael Folorunsho (Verona).
- 52': Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 52': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 52': Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 54': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Edoardo Bove.
- 54': Foul by Dean Huijsen (Roma).
- 54': Milan Djuric (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Foul by Michael Folorunsho (Verona).
- 56': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 56': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) is shown the yellow card.
- 56': Diego Llorente (Roma) is shown the yellow card.
- 57': Substitution, Roma. Nicola Zalewski replaces Paulo Dybala.
- 58': Offside, Verona. Milan Djuric is caught offside.
- 58': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 58': Michael Folorunsho (Verona) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 62': Attempt blocked. Milan Djuric (Verona) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Juan Cabal with a cross.
- 62': Penalty conceded by Diego Llorente (Roma) with a hand ball in the penalty area.
- 64': VAR Decision: Penalty Verona.
- 66': Penalty missed. Milan Djuric (Verona) right footed shot is too high.
- 67': Foul by Pawel Dawidowicz (Verona).
- 67': Romelu Lukaku (Roma) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 67': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 67': Nicola Zalewski (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 68': Attempt missed. Dean Huijsen (Roma) header from the left side of the six yard box is too high. Assisted by Stephan El Shaarawy following a set piece situation.
- 69': Foul by Juan Cabal (Verona).
- 69': Rick Karsdorp (Roma) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 70': Edoardo Bove (Roma) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 70': Foul by Suat Serdar (Verona).
- 71': Attempt blocked. Tomás Suslov (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Michael Folorunsho.
- 71': Attempt blocked. Stephan El Shaarawy (Roma) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 71': Corner, Roma. Conceded by Jackson Tchatchoua.
- 75': Attempt missed. Federico Bonazzoli (Verona) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Milan Djuric.
- 76': Goal! Roma 2, Verona 1. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Montipò.
- 77': Substitution, Verona. Thomas Henry replaces Milan Djuric.
- 77': Substitution, Verona. Juan Manuel Cruz replaces Riccardo Saponara.
- 80': Attempt missed. Juan Manuel Cruz (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Tomás Suslov.
- 81': Attempt missed. Michael Folorunsho (Verona) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Juan Cabal.
- 81': Substitution, Roma. Andrea Belotti replaces Stephan El Shaarawy.
- 84': Offside, Roma. Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
- 87': Foul by Nicola Zalewski (Roma).
- 87': Tomás Suslov (Verona) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90': Foul by Lorenzo Pellegrini (Roma).
- 90': Juan Cabal (Verona) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Attempt blocked. Giangiacomo Magnani (Verona) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Suat Serdar.
- 90': Corner, Verona. Conceded by Rui Patrício.
- 90'+1': Attempt saved. Thomas Henry (Verona) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tomás Suslov with a cross.
- 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Roma) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Pellegrini with a through ball.
- 90'+3': Hand ball by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
- 90'+4': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Roma).
- 90'+4': Suat Serdar (Verona) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, Roma 2, Verona 1.
- 0': Match ends, Roma 2, Verona 1.
Statistics
 VER |
ROMA |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 14 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 5 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Saves | 2 |
| 38.3 | Possession | 61.7 |
| 12 | SHOTS | 9 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 2 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 291 | Accurate Passes | 507 |
| 356 | Passes | 593 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 5 | Accurate Crosses | 1 |
| 18 | Crosses | 7 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.1 |
| 48 | Long Balls | 66 |
| 30 | Accurate Long Balls | 31 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
| 5 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 8 | Effective Tackles | 17 |
| 11 | Tackles | 21 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.8 |
| 10 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 10 | Effective Clearances | 14 |
| 10 | Clearances | 14 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 61,857
Venue: Stadio Olimpico
Location: Roma, Italy
Attendance: 61,857
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 9 | +11 | 22 |
| 2 | Internazionale | 8 | +8 | 17 |
| 3 | Juventus | 8 | +10 | 16 |
| 4 | Atalanta | 9 | +10 | 16 |
Line-Ups
AS Roma (4-3-2-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Rui Patrício (GK) |
| 14 | Diego Llorente  |
| 3 | Dean Huijsen |
| 37 | Leonardo Spinazzola |
| 2 | Rick Karsdorp |
| 16 | Leandro Paredes |
| 7 | Lorenzo Pellegrini |
| 52 | Edoardo Bove |
| 90 | Romelu Lukaku |
| 92 | Stephan El Shaarawy |
| 21 | Paulo Dybala |
Hellas Verona (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Lorenzo Montipò (GK) |
| 27 | Pawel Dawidowicz |
| 23 | Giangiacomo Magnani |
| 32 | Juan Cabal |
| 38 | Jackson Tchatchoua |
| 31 | Tomás Suslov |
| 25 | Suat Serdar |
| 90 | Michael Folorunsho |
| 11 | Milan Djuric |
| 20 | Riccardo Saponara |
| 77 | Jordi Mboula |
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